Lads Watch Burning Cross
Title
Lads Watch Burning Cross
Description
Children of the Ku Klux Klan stand next to a burning cross and watch it go up in flames.
A caption from the Associated Press reads:
"Lads Watch Burning Cross: The symbol of the Klan. This fiery cross XXXX [sic] burned near York, PA. Sept. 19. Several hundred hooded men and women knelt in the closing ceremonies of the Ku Klux Klan state convention as the burning cross fell in ashes."
A caption from the Associated Press reads:
"Lads Watch Burning Cross: The symbol of the Klan. This fiery cross XXXX [sic] burned near York, PA. Sept. 19. Several hundred hooded men and women knelt in the closing ceremonies of the Ku Klux Klan state convention as the burning cross fell in ashes."
Creator
Associated Press, Philadelphia Record Collection
Source
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Date
September 19, 1937
Contributor
Kate MacDonald
Rights
Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Identifier
Philadelphia Record photograph morgue [V07].
Original Format
Photo
Files
Citation
Associated Press, Philadelphia Record Collection, “Lads Watch Burning Cross,” Philly Immigration, accessed November 19, 2024, https://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/items/show/458.